Wanted to show off an oddball from my collection, a Bb McIntyre system clarinet. These were patented by the McIntyre brothers in the 1950's and only a few thousand were made. The brothers owned and operated a music shop in Naugatuck, CT, and wanted to fix the "problem" of gretting over the break. They chose to redesign the entire upper stack by eliminating G#/Ab key and the A key. G#/Ab is played by the left hand ring finger, add the middle finger for A, then the pointer finger for Bb/A#. Pressing the thumb or F key will close the top tone holes. Consequentially, the system did not catch on, but having a functional horn in my posession makes good conversation and an excellent educational tool. Will get a video up soon!

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Contrabass clarinet sounds like a moose making sweet love to a fighter jet

Lilio

12. Current Clarinet(s) Set-Up Used (Instrument, mouthpiece, ligature, reeds)?:

I personally don’t have a fancy case for my clarinet. I’ve just been using the case my Buffet came in. But I would think the Bam case would do a good job of protecting it, but I wouldn’t really know. I have also heard good things about the Marcus Bonna cases! I think it would be worth it to invest in it.Do you have a humidifier for your clarinet case?- Lindsey